Local Rules - District Of North Dakota
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTFOR THEDISTRICT OF NORTH DAKOTALOCAL RULESEffective March 1, 2022
PREFACEThese rules have been adopted by the court as local rules pursuant to Fed. R. Civ.P. 83 and Fed. R. Crim. P. 57, and may be cited as “D.N.D. Gen. L.R. ,”“D.N.D. Civ. L. R. ,” or “D.N.D. Crim. L. R. .” The general rules apply toall court proceedings in this district, whether civil or criminal, and they regulate theconduct of court personnel, practicing attorneys, parties, members of the public, andmembers of the press.The court has also adopted an “Administrative Policy Governing Electronic Filingand Service” for electronically filing documents in civil and criminal cases. If thereis any conflict between a local rule and an administrative policy, the administrativepolicy controls.Effective March 1, 2022ii
TABLE OF CONTENTSTable of ContentsGENERAL RULE 1.1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1DIVISIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1GENERAL RULE 1.2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2OFFICE OF THE CLERK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2GENERAL RULE 1.3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3ATTORNEYS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3ROLL OF ATTORNEYS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3ELIGIBILITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3PROCEDURE FOR ADMISSION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3APPEARANCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4SUBSTITUTION AND WITHDRAWAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4CONTINUED DUTIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4DISCIPLINARY ENFORCEMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5REINSTATEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6GENERAL RULE 1.4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7STUDENT PRACTICE RULE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7GENERAL PROVISIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7STUDENT REQUIREMENTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7ADMISSION PROCEDURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8STUDENT PRACTICE LIMITATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8SUPERVISING ATTORNEY REQUIREMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8GENERAL RULE 1.5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10USE OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10PHOTOGRAPHS AND RECORDINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10EXCLUSION AND INSPECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10GENERAL RULE 1.6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11DECORUM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11INSPECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11COURTROOMS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11PHOTOGRAPHS AND RECORDINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Effective March 1, 2022iii
TABLE OF CONTENTSGENERAL RULE 1.7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13STIPULATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13GENERAL RULE 1.8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14COURT REPORTERS’ TRANSCRIPTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14GENERAL RULE 1.9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15FEES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15GENERAL RULE 1.10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16DEPOSIT AND WITHDRAWAL OF FUNDS WITH THE COURT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16GENERAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16NON-INTEREST BEARING FUNDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16INTEREST BEARING FUNDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16INTERPLEADER FUNDS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16COMPLIANCE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16DEPOSIT OF FUNDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17NON-INTEREST BEARING FUNDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17INTEREST BEARING FUNDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17WITHDRAWAL OF FUNDS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17WITHDRAWAL OF NON-INTEREST BEARING FUNDS . . . . . . . . . 17WITHDRAWAL OF INTEREST BEARING FUNDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18COMPLIANCE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18GENERAL RULE 1.11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19BONDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19ATTORNEY NOT TO BE SECURITY PROVIDER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19CORPORATE SECURITY PROVIDER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19PERSONAL SECURITY PROVIDER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19CASH BONDS AND PERSONAL PROPERTY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19COST BONDS OR OTHER SECURITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20INSUFFICIENCY AND REMEDY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20GENERAL RULE 1.12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21NON-APPROPRIATED FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21DEPOSIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21USE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21PLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21CIVIL RULE 3.1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22DIVISION ASSIGNMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Effective March 1, 2022iv
TABLE OF CONTENTSDIVISION ASSIGNMENT AND OBJECTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22REASSIGNMENT OR CHANGE OF PLACE OF TRIAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22CIVIL RULE 4.1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23SERVICE OF PROCESS AND COURT ORDERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23SERVICE BY UNITED STATES MARSHAL SERVICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23APPOINTMENT OF SPECIAL PROCESS SERVERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23PROOF OF SERVICE OF SUBPOENAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23CIVIL RULE 5.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24FILES AND FILING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24USE OF ELECTRONIC CASE FILING (ECF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24FORM OF PAPERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24FILING OF PLEADINGS REQUIRING LEAVE OF COURT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24SEALED DOCUMENTS AND SEALED FILES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24CIVIL RULE 6.1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25TIME. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25CIVIL RULE 7.1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26MOTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26DISPOSITIVE MOTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26DEADLINES AND PAGE LIMITATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF A MOTION FOR SUMMARYJUDGMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26RESPONSE TO A MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT . . . . . . . 27NON-DISPOSITIVE MOTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL FILINGS OR TO EXCEED PAGELIMITATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27FORM OF FILINGS AND EXHIBITS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28MOTIONS FOR ORAL ARGUMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28FAILURE TO FILE A MEMORANDUM OR A RESPONSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28AMICUS CURIAE BRIEFS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29CIVIL RULE 16.1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30CIVIL CASE MANAGEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30CIVIL RULE 16.2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (“ADR”) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32AUTHORIZATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32DESIGNATION OF CASES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Effective March 1, 2022v
TABLE OF CONTENTSCONFIDENTIALITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32ADMINISTRATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33DISQUALIFICATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33CIVIL RULE 26.1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34CIVIL DISCOVERY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34SCOPE AND TIMING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34FORM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34FILING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34EXEMPTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34CIVIL RULE 37.1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35CIVIL DISCOVERY MOTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35OBLIGATION TO CONFER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35OBLIGATION FOR TELEPHONIC CONFERENCE WITH MAGISTRATEJUDGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35SANCTIONS FOR NON-COMPLIANCE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35CIVIL RULE 41.1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36DISMISSAL OF SETTLED CIVIL CASES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36CIVIL RULE 43.1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37EXHIBITS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37MARKING EXHIBITS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37CUSTODY OF EXHIBITS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37RETURN OF EXHIBITS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37SENSITIVE EXHIBITS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37CIVIL RULE 45.1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39SUBPOENAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39CIVIL RULE 47.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40CIVIL JURY TRIALS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40SELECTION OF JURORS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40DISCLOSING THE NAMES OF JURORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40JURY SIZE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40EXAMINATION OF WITNESSES AND ARGUMENTS TO JURY . . . . . . . . 41CIVIL RULE 51.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42CIVIL JURY INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42DEADLINES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42Effective March 1, 2022vi
TABLE OF CONTENTSFORM OF REQUESTED INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42CIVIL RULE 54.1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43COSTS AND ATTORNEY’S FEES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43COSTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43DISTRICT COURT COSTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43COSTS ON APPEAL TAXABLE IN THE DISTRICT COURT . . . . . . 44ATTORNEY’S FEES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44CIVIL RULE 72.1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45ASSIGNMENT OF MATTERS TO MAGISTRATE JUDGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45GENERAL ASSIGNMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45CIVIL CASE ASSIGNMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45DUTIES IN CIVIL MATTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46CIVIL CASE CONSENT PROCEDURE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47NOTICE UPON FILING OF COMPLAINT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47SCHEDULING PLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47LATER CONSENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47REVIEW AND APPEAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48APPEAL FROM JUDGMENTS IN CIVIL CONSENT CASES . . . . . . 48APPEAL FROM NON-DISPOSITIVE ORDERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48OBJECTIONS TO REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS . . . . . . . . 48CRIMINAL RULE 6.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50GRAND JURIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50NAMES OF GRAND JURORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50GRAND JURY DOCUMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50MOTIONS TO QUASH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50CRIMINAL RULE 17.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51SUBPOENA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51CRIMINAL RULE 23.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52CRIMINAL JURY TRIALS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52SELECTION OF JURORS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52DISCLOSING THE NAMES OF JURORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52JURY SIZE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52EXAMINATION OF WITNESSES AND ARGUMENTS TO JURY . . . . . . . . 53CRIMINAL RULE 26.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Effective March 1, 2022vii
TABLE OF CONTENTSEXHIBITS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54MARKING EXHIBITS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54CUSTODY OF EXHIBITS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54RETURN OF EXHIBITS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54SENSITIVE EXHIBITS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54CRIMINAL RULE 30.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56CRIMINAL JURY INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56DEADLINES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56FORM OF REQUESTED INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56CRIMINAL RULE 32.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57PRESENTENCE INVESTIGATIONS AND SENTENCING MEMORANDA . . . . . . . 57PRESENTENCE INVESTIGATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57CONFIDENTIALITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57REQUEST FOR DISCLOSURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57SENTENCING MEMORANDA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57CRIMINAL RULE 45.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58TIME. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58CRIMINAL RULE 47.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59MOTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59MOTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL FILINGS OR TO EXCEED PAGELIMITATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59FORM OF FILINGS AND EXHIBITS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59MOTIONS FOR ORAL ARGUMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60FAILURE TO FILE A MEMORANDUM OR A RESPONSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60CRIMINAL RULE 49.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61FILES AND FILING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61USE OF ELECTRONIC CASE FILING (ECF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61FORM OF PAPERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61FILING OF PLEADINGS REQUIRING LEAVE OF COURT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61SEALED DOCUMENTS AND SEALED FILES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61CRIMINAL RULE 59.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62ASSIGNMENT OF MATTERS TO MAGISTRATE JUDGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62GENERAL ASSIGNMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62Effective March 1, 2022viii
TABLE OF CONTENTSCRIMINAL CASE ASSIGNMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62DUTIES IN CRIMINAL MATTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63FORFEITURE OF COLLATERAL IN LIEU OF APPEARANCE . . . . . . . . . . . 64REVIEW AND APPEAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64APPEAL FROM JUDGMENTS IN MISDEMEANOR CASES . . . . . . 64APPEAL FROM NON-DISPOSITIVE ORDERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64OBJECTIONS TO REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS . . . . . . . . 65INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-1APPENDIX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1DEADLINES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1PAGE LIMITATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4Effective March 1, 2022ix
GENERAL RULESGENERAL RULE 1.1DIVISIONSThe State of North Dakota constitutes one (1) judicial district divided into two (2) divisions. Thecounties comprising each division are as follows:(1)Western Division: Adams, Billings, Bottineau, Bowman, Burleigh, Burke, Divide,Dunn, Emmons, Golden Valley, Grant, Hettinger, Kidder, Logan, McHenry,McIntosh, McKenzie, McLean, Mercer, Morton, Mountrail, Oliver, Pierce, Renville,Sheridan, Sioux, Slope, Stark, Ward, Wells, and Williams.(2)Eastern Division: Barnes, Benson, Cass, Cavalier, Dickey, Eddy, Foster, GrandForks, Griggs, LaMoure, Nelson, Pembina, Ramsey, Ransom, Richland, Rolette,Sargent, Steele, Stutsman, Traill, Towner, and Walsh;Effective March 1, 20221
GENERAL RULESGENERAL RULE 1.2OFFICE OF THE CLERKThe clerk maintains offices in the cities of Bismarck and Fargo, with the headquarters located inBismarck. The clerk’s offices must be open during regular business hours each day, Monday throughFriday, with the exception of the following legal holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King,Jr.’s Birthday, Washington’s Birthday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, ColumbusDay, Veterans’ Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. Whenever these legal holidays fall ona Saturday or Sunday, the clerk’s offices will be closed on the preceding Friday or the followingMonday, respectively.Effective March 1, 20222
GENERAL RULESGENERAL RULE 1.3ATTORNEYS(A)ROLL OF ATTORNEYSThe bar of this court consists of those who have been admitted to practice before this court, takenthe oath, and paid the admission fee.(B)ELIGIBILITYAny member in good standing of the bar of any federal court or of the highest court of any state orthe District of Columbia may apply for admission to the bar of this court.(C)(D)PROCEDURE FOR ADMISSION(1)Each applicant for admission to the bar of this court must submit an applicationpetition as required by the clerk. Detailed instructions for admission may be foundon the court’s website.(2)Each applicant for admission to the bar of the United States District Court for theDistrict of North Dakota must pay the admission fee set by the Judicial Conferenceplus an additional local admission fee. Any attorney representing the United States,or any agency thereof, or employed by the Office of the Federal Public Defender isexempt from the payment of admission fees.(3)The determination of an applicant’s character and fitness to practice before this courtis a matter within the sole discretion of the court. Before an applicant is deniedadmission to the bar of this court, the applicant will be given notice and anopportunity to be heard.PRO HAC VICE ADMISSIONAn attorney, who is not admitted to practice before this court may be admitted to practice in aparticular case pro hac vice by seeking admission pro hac vice. Applying to appear pro hac vice isdeemed consent to submit to the jurisdiction of the court in matters of discipline and an agreementto comply with the Local Rules. In addition, the attorney must pay an admission fee. Admission toEffective March 1, 20223
GENERAL RULESappear pro hac vice is for the limited purposes of a particular case. Detailed instructions for applyingto appear pro hac vice may be found on the court’s website.An attorney representing the United States, or any agency thereof, or employed by the Office of theFederal Public Defender is not permitted to appear pro hac vice and must apply for full admission.(E)APPEARANCESAn attorney cannot participate in any proceeding before the court until the attorney’s name has beenentered with the court as attorney of record, unless the attorney is anticipating appointment by thecourt or the court has granted the attorney permission to appear.(F)(G)SUBSTITUTION AND WITHDRAWAL(1)Substitution of counsel from same law firm or agency: When one attorney from alaw firm or agency replaces another attorney from the same law firm or agency, theattorneys must serve and file a notice of substitution of attorney.(2)Change of representation from one law firm or agency to a different law firm oragency: The attorney assuming representation in the case must serve and file amotion for substitution of attorney, establishing good cause for the change ofrepresentation. The attorney ceasing representation is not relieved of his or her dutiesto the court, the client, or to an opposing attorney until the court has granted themotion for substitution.(3)Withdrawal of counsel with no substitution of counsel: An attorney who hasappeared as attorney of record in a case and is seeking to withdraw from the casemust serve and file a motion to withdraw, establishing good cause for withdrawing.The attorney seeking to withdraw must also serve his or her client with the motion.The attorney seeking to withdraw is not relieved of his or her duties to the court, theclient, or to an opposing attorney until the court has granted the motion to withdraw.CONTINUED DUTIESAn attorney admitted to practice under this rule has the continuing duty to promptly notify the clerkof any change of name, business address, telephone number, or e-mail address. An attorney mustalso remain a member of good standing of the bar used as the basis for admission under D.N.D. Gen.L. R. 1.3(B).Effective March 1, 20224
GENERAL RULES(H)DISCIPLINARY ENFORCEMENT(1)Any member of the bar of this court may be disbarred, suspended from practice fora definite time, reprimanded, or subjected to such other discipline as the court maydeem proper, upon a showing of good cause and after the court has afforded theopportunity for a hearing on the matter. Pending a hearing, the court may temporarilysuspend an attorney or impose other restrictions the court deems appropriate underthe c
These rules have been adopted by the court as local rules pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. . Western Division: Adams, Billings, Bottineau, Bowman, Burleigh, Burke, Divide, . Each applicant for admission to the bar of the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota
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